Promotions, tenure are announced

The following faculty members have been promoted for the 1997-98 fiscal year.

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: Brian S. Baldwin, from assistant professor to associate professor, Plant and Soil Sciences; Margaret S. Bateman, from assistant professor to associate professor, Human Sciences; Michael E. Boyd, from associate professor to professor, Animal and Dairy Sciences; Timothy N. Chamblee, from assistant professor to associate professor, Poultry Science; Jacqueline P. Deeds, from associate professor to professor, Agricultural Education and Experimental Statistics; Gary B. Jackson, from assistant professor to associate professor, Agricultural Education and Experimental Statistics; Michael E. Newman, from assistant professor to associate professor, Agricultural Education and Experimental Statistics; Gita N. Ramaswamy, from associate professor to professor, Human Sciences; Matt Robert Raven, from assistant professor to associate professor, Agricultural Education and Experimental Statistics; Phillip E. Ryals, from assistant professor to associate professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Jan Cooper Taylor, from associate professor to professor, Human Sciences.

College of Arts and Sciences: Henk F. Arnoldus, from assistant professor to associate professor, Physics and Astronomy; Ralph Browning Brown, from assistant professor to associate professor, Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work; Randal K. Buddington, from associate professor to professor, Biological Sciences; Joe Nathan Bynum Jr., from assistant professor to associate professor, Communication; Franklin R. Champlin, from associate professor to professor, Biological Sciences; Hai Dinh Dang, from assistant professor to associate professor, Mathematics and Statistics; Walter J. Diehl, from associate professor to professor, Biological Sciences; Christopher M. Duncan, from assistant professor to associate professor, Political Science; Judith L. Eglin, from assistant professor to associate professor, Chemistry; John E. Forde, from assistant professor to associate professor, Communication; Anthony Giaquinto, from assistant professor to associate professor, Mathematics and Statistics; S. Homes Hogue, from assistant professor to associate professor, Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work; Richard Lyons, from assistant professor to associate professor, English; Wenchao Ma, from assistant professor to associate professor, Physics and Astronomy; Klaus J. Meyer-Arendt, from associate professor to professor, Geosciences; Sheila J. Sullivan, from instructor to assistant professor, Communication; Jeff Allen Winger, from assistant professor to associate professor, Physics and Astronomy; David O. Wipf, from assistant professor to associate professor, Chemistry; Jianping Zhu, from associate professor to professor, Mathematics and Statistics.

College of Business and Industry: Edwin H. Duett, from associate professor to professor, Finance and Economics; Allison Wright Harrison, from assistant professor to associate professor, Management and Information Systems; Rodney Andrews Pearson, from associate professor to professor, Management and Information Systems.

College of Education: Patti S. Abraham, from associate professor to professor, Technology and Education; Craig S. Cashwell, from assistant professor to associate professor, Counselor Education and Educational Psychology; Kenneth M. Coffey, from assistant professor to associate professor, Curriculum and Instruction; Linda F. Cornelious, from associate professor to professor, Technology and Education; McCray L. Davis, from assistant professor to associate professor, Music Education; Merrily S. Dunn, from assistant professor to associate professor, Counselor Education and Educational Psychology; Anita P. George, from associate professor to professor, Curriculum and Instruction; Joel M. Harrison, from associate professor to professor, Music Education; Thomas W. Hosie, from associate professor to professor, Counselor Education and Educational Psychology; Barry P. Hunt, from assistant professor to associate professor, Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Sport; John Gray Lamberth, from assistant professor to associate professor, Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Sport; Eugenie J. Looby, from assistant professor to associate professor, Counselor Education and Educational Psychology; Duncan J. MacMillan, from assistant professor to associate professor, Music Education; Sue S. Minchew, from assistant professor to associate professor, Curriculum and Instruction; Dennis A. O'Nan, from associate professor to professor, Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Sport; Thomas Steuart Watson, from associate professor to professor, Counselor Education and Educational Psychology.

College of Engineering: Royce O. Bowden Jr., from assistant professor to associate professor, Industrial Engineering; Lesia L. Crumpton, from assistant professor to associate professor, Industrial Engineering.

College of Forest Resources: Loren W. Burger, Jr., from assistant professor to associate professor, Wildlife and Fisheries.

College of Veterinary Medicine: Albert Wayne Groce, from associate professor to professor; Merrilee Holland, from assistant professor to associate professor; Richard M. Hopper, from assistant professor to associate professor.

Meridian Campus: Paul W. Allen, from assistant professor to associate professor; Sandra S. Vaughn, from assistant professor to associate professor.

Mitchell Memorial Library: John L. Cruickshank, from instructor to assistant professor; Christine L. Fletcher, from instructor to assistant professor.

Division of Research: College of Education- LaNell Bagwell, from research assistant II to senior research assistant, Research and Curriculum Unit; Ronda D. Cummings, from research assistant I to research assistant II, Research and Curriculum Unit; Jean Alice McDavid, from research assistant I to research assistant II, Research and Curriculum Unit; Darla K. Neusbaum, from research scientist I to research scientist II, Research and Curriculum Unit; Mike O. Osaji, from research scientist I to research scientist II, Research and Curriculum Unit; Jo Ann Watts, from research assistant II to senior research assistant, Research and Curriculum Unit; Franklin H. Johnson, from training associate to training associate I, Research Rehabilitation and Training Center for Blindness and Low Vision; Anne R. Thompson, from research scientist I to research scientist II, Counselor Education and Educational Psychology.
College of Engineering- Dan Costley, from research engineer I to research engineer II, DIAL; Fang-Yu Yueh, from research scientist to research scientist I, DIAL.

Tenure was awarded for the following faculty members, 1997-98: Noel D. Addy Jr., School of Accountancy; Emmanuel Ikechukwu Agba, Mechanical Engineering; Brian S. Baldwin, Plant Sciences; Margaret S. Bateman, Interior Design; A. Wayne Bennett, Electrical Engineering; Royce O. Bowden Jr., Industrial Engineering; Ralph Browning Brown, Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work; Joe Nathan Bynum Jr., Communication; Marybeth F. Charters, Libraries; Kenneth M. Coffey, Special Education; Christopher M. Duncan, Political Science; Judith L. Eglin, Chemistry; Virginia E. Fee, Psychology; Stephen C. Foster, Chemistry; S. Homes Hogue, Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work; Merrilee Holland, Veterinary Medicine; Richard M. Hopper, Veterinary Medicine; Thomas W. Hosie, Counselor Education; Barry P. Hunt, Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Sport; John Gray Lamberth, Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Sport; Richard Lyons, English; Richard D. Patton, Mechanical Engineering; Gita N. Ramaswamy, School of Human Sciences; Matt Robert Raven, Agricultural Science Education; Phillip E. Ryals, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Frank E. Saal, Psychology; Anthony Skjellum, Computer Science; Thomas Steuart Watson, Educational Psychology; Kenneth O. Willeford, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; and David O. Wipf, Chemistry.